The Sketchbook Project Craftalong 2010

[ollieorange]

I signed up today! I registered on the website last week but it wouldn't let me log in until today. I chose "a record year for rainfall" I really wanted "first thing in the morning, last thing at night" -it was available last week but no longer.....
How long did it take you guys to get the book in the mail?
I also splurged and ordered a t-shirt (I'm t-shirt obsessed!)

[raeraethejetplane]

I've been afraid of my book too and dealing with art block sort of. The other day I kept pulling it out. I sketched some nearby palm trees while I was waiting for a bus that I need to ink. They aren't the best but you can get the general idea. Then on the bus I sketched people's shoes which came out really poor. I figure I can always collage on top of it and keep them in the background. Because of the nature of book, with the different pages bound together, I search for a type of paper based on what medium I am working on. This feels more random and eases the pressure of working on the dreaded first page.

I was reading on another site about the artist's fear of messing up the first page. Many of them either skipped it or made a mark on it and moved on to get it started. You can always come back to it.

As for my art block.. I might cheat and sketch some pages involving my school work so I can study at the same time. I'll probably have lots of anatomy type things in there anyway.

[Ankhored]

 I was worried about where to start in my book aswell - in fear of thing not ending up being 'in order' or looking out of place.. But then I figured - if its all completely random and out of place then it will look like its on purpose in the end anyways

[Phizzychick]

I'm starting today. I figure if I write it here then I have to start

I want to at least get some backgrounds on my pages today so it's less intimidating.

[goatgoddess]

I like that idea a lot - that way it doesn't have to 20 or 40 or what ever pages - it can be just the right amount

I've been worried about having it get too bulky if I leave in too many pages but this way I'll know before hand how thick it is - yeap pages first - then add the cover

That's kind of the direction I've been heading in....I might make some individual signatures and then once I'm happy with them all, I'll attach the cover.

I may wait to rebind the book until I get a few pages well on their way. That way, if I don't like what's going on, it doesn't have to be in the book. That's probably a wussy attitude, though.  

[foufigirl]

I finally got my book today! Almost 2 weeks to the day from the time they shipped it out. Now to get started, I agree it's kind of intimidating! I love the idea of starting in the middle- calling it intermission- very clever!
Mus plan this out, I think I might pull it apart and reassemble with more pages/heavier papers too. Hmmm!
Very exciting!

[BethieB]

I'm starting today. I figure if I write it here then I have to start

I want to at least get some backgrounds on my pages today so it's less intimidating.

I started yesterday and I HATE the page I did.  I was drawing right on the page without a painted background, and I think you are very right - the backgrounds are really important!  I am going to paint over what I did yesterday and do a few more sets of pages too so that they are ready when I am.  But, at least I started!!!

[Phizzychick]

I'm not confident about the direction I'm going in, but I have started a few pages and the covers. The cover was the main problem, but now I've slapped some paint on it it seems much less intimidating. It seemed too neat before

[starfish13]

I've ordered my book!  A blue cover and the theme 'and then there were none'.

I was thinking about removing the pages, and joining them together to make a few larger spreads that fold back inside the cover (a bit like an OS map, I mean), so I can work on a larger scale than just one page or a double spread.  Any one else planning on doing something like that?

I'm quite excited!

[Sarcastra]

Okay, I have the sketchbook and I have my ideas.  I will also be rebinding with slightly thicker paper as this will also allow me a lot more maneuverability with the paper.  Time to get sketching.